Italy's Part.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 July 1915, Page 5

Italy's Part.

AUSTRIAN REPORT. CLAIMS COASTAL SUCCESSES. Received July 20, 10 p.m. Amsterdam, July 2f>. Tlie Italians failed in a second and fnrmidalble attack on Cori/.ia. The enemy used seven army corps, and tried to break through without regard to men and material.

Our cruisers and tovpedoers attacked the railway from Ancona, to I'csaro. and honvhanled itlie buildings with considerable success. A great explosion \va,s followed by a fire at l-'ano. Our waterplanes bombed the railway station, battery, barracks and other military points at Aucona,. destroying mu,.h material, anil igniting the petrol reservoir.

AI'SiTUANS LKAVIS'G GORIZIA. Bombay. Julv 25.. The Milan correspondent of the Echo de Taris says that the Austrian staff lias left Gorizia and General Cadorna could occupv it if he were not so solicitous for the lives of his men. The Italian artillery is being tenaciously employed against the heavy guns on the dominating heights, which command the' town, so as to render them untenable. "ITALLAN REPORT. Received Julv 2b. S.-ib p.m. Rome. Julv 2b. ollieial: !u Caniia. under cover of log. the enemy unsuccessfully al tempted to attack our podlion in the Pa-s de ( laceiatore. The Alpini attacked the enemy trenches in front of tin' positions at l'alpiccnlo. and ranied the greater part of I hem. There lias been further notable pi-ogre- on Cai-so plateau, where strongly held trenches were captured. 'We took pri-soin-d one hundred men and (wo officers.